Decoupling of cascading trophic interactions in a freshwater, benthic food chain

Oecologia

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 534-541

  Brönmark, Christer ^a   Weisner, Stefan E B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Interaction strength; Periphyton; Ponds; Predation; Snails

Indexed keywords

FOOD CHAIN; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; PERIPHYTON; PISCIVORY; SNAIL; TROPHIC CASCADE;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 0030301668     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00333731     Document Type: Article

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